A Story of The Light

Jesse was born in the darkness. All he ever knew was the night. He thought that was all that there ever was. He had never seen the sun or the blue sky. He had never felt rain. He thought there was only a black sky filled with a moon and stars in the far distance. Then one day a man came to Jesse and told him there was something better than the dark and the moon. He told Jesse that there is something called day. This thing that was called day has a bright light source called the sun, and a phenomenon called rain. The man tried to explain all this to Jesse. But since Jesse had never heard of day or rain he was wary and afraid. He did not want to trust the man who told him that it was so much better that the dark. The man knew that Jesse was made for the light and that he belonged where there was a sun and rain. Jesse told the man that he would think about going to a place that did not have a moon and stars. But he still had doubts. It was totally different from what he knew that he doubted that it was even possible. Then the man left. Before he left he told Jesse he would return soon and that he hoped Jesse would join him when he returned. The man told Jesse he wanted him to come to the place where it rained and the son shone. There was not a moment that passed where Jesse did not think about this absurd place where water fell from a blue sky where a yellow ball gave light for all to see. He did not know when the man would return but he finally decided that he would go unto the place called day. Not long after he decided he would journey to day the man returned. Jesse told him he would follow him into the day. But not everyone else had listened to the man and they did not want to go. They became shadows in the darkness and the moon and stars were never seen again by anyone--shadow or man. The man then took his hand and led him unto the land of the sun. Jesse was surprised that the man was right--the day was even better than night. He loved the rain and could finally see what a world drenched in light looked like. He now knew what it meant to truly belong. He was finally home.

~TDH